Machine for transferring loads of material.



P. E. GUNTHER.

MACHINE FOR TRANSFERRING LOADS 0? MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.28.1911.

1,017,749. Patented Feh.20,1912.

3 SHEBTS-SHEET L /Wnessea- I [W06 50 7? 5 I 45. A 7x775. E Gz//?//?e/5025 F660 Hey F. E. GUNTHER. MACHHEE FOR 'iE-IANSFERBIN-G [0. 11 5 0?MATERIAL.

APPLICATION TILED FEB. 3911 1,017,749. Patented Feb.20,1912.

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F. E. GUNTHEM. MACHINE FOR TBANSPERRING LOADS 0? MATERIAL.

' APPLICATION TILED FEB.28. 1911. v I

1,017,749. Patented Feb.20, 1912.

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.Beitjkrfo'wrijthsit' I, FRAjNK E. GU THER,- citizen 01 -the "U'nitedStates," residing. at lliinnap oli's, in t he county Of Hen-nepi11' :ind

tively, foriningjsides 0f the-n'mt erial-sups' '10 'A1; .;e's e ie lobject of myiln ent-lon is to l port ng table or f'rzune l0. :S'aidmembers Y- ing-trueks rwagons, npen fwhigl ldads-d one 'endby-mezins ofa crossbar 1;) lnifiare r "unconnected atftvheother end,-as-'elearlyshown in Fig. 7 I -75- v Fig.1 the-jointed standards 11,12 an;iehiim'e'said each side of the frame'niember-gare'shownp njufaehiijewithout, re

plane of a truckadapted to receive the 80 greefly .reduee @fhe' load-.Tqlock the members 11 and 12 in J nmhben"fifhimksgireqliire ;3I3::.a'ny'lun1ber- 'thelr uprlghtposition a hqle'Ql is providedmill o r.other manufacturing-"plant and will"; in (he-member 12 adaptedto'eoiipernte withl a-hole 22in a portion 23 Of t-he'member 11 siniIlif'ydhelsysten; ei-wreckage by .fwhich fffif iick'sford'inerily' zirebrou'glit' to and 1 extended beyond .the pivot-point 13, 0'.th;1t '85from 'the'l-i'ec'eiving point in the ma nufuctu'rwhen the members 11 and12 are in their "eldsed-posit-ion a pin 33 may be 'ins'ertedfin Otherobjectszslmd advantages f iny' m- ,vention will appear 1n connectionwith" the i detaild-rdegeri itibjii-eftlledrzfivingsnnd are peiticul'arlyrpointed q ut in-the elaims In the drawings,vilhietrni-ingthe applica- .,l on bf my-inventin in ene for'm,l igures I to 5,inclusive, are side elevations showing mydeviee,in=diiferenarelefionwith respect these holes; Hills effectivelylnckin'gthe 'memii hers 11.and 12 in vertical position.

To operate the members. l1 and l2 rs'o :is to break the joint at 13nnd'e lnse' sa-idimem- "berg to-pass froin the position shown idFig. lto that shown in I igsl 2, 3 eriv'iglI, provide;

a rod 24 jqurnaled in the frame ni'e'mher'' 8 I and extending across]l'he' traekw-ay 'benenth 5 the rail thereof; iffrails are prgvided.At-'- each end of said -r0d' re'rigidIy Secured 4longitudinal-member's*one'bff wlrie iis'indi "lever-27L Piw'ofed.toihearms'flfiand-26*106;

I employed :6; trueks sfli'eh'as' are Used i'n -"ebn-- with ahandbperatedretdiiEsBOjQfiordinary 1'05 "jveyingtheglnmber from the-milltethe yard; geonstrnct-ien adapted toeoiipera tei wieh- -m odified =fermof truck especially i'da pted to use inmyinvention. Ff? isa plan riewJbottom frame is provided 'efi n'prising arms 25 and-26,respect-iiel33nne er both of which, as desired, may be formdf aeehaidl; 1. partedjahfi, said members?beingfeilred in on eaehside'lo'f ,t-hiebottom fi'inne a t 28:i5 parallel relation. by- ;c'ros; ties and being Iit link 29 pix otally'eonneeted with the inein- 'or meajse wagons areused the tr ac'ksinay be notches 31 of a ratchet segment 32 ea'rr'iemitted dihe erqsg tiesjicpi ered -yv it1 1 a by the longitudinal frameinembers' -8."I I "flo ing p which the-'-'wagonsf;in'ay' be 11 the'forxnshown in Fig..2;in which 5 bafeked fbr r'eeeiving allozzd of inatei ialrjointed standerdsjare used to siistainI-bot-h ends of the frame 10, Ifurther connectthe sets of members 11 and 12 with the lever o'r levers27 by means of links 34 and 35 pivotally connected at 36 and 37 withupper arms 38 and lower arms 39, respectively, of.

levers centrally pivoted at 40 to stands 41 carried by the frame members8. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5 where but one set of jointedstandards is used, which arrangement is sufficient for most practicalpurposes, in place of the jointed standards to uphold the front of thetable 10 I may employ ordinary brackets 42 to which the materialsupporting table 10 is pivoted at44.

In practical use the truck or wagon 20 will be provided with crossbars45 and 46, respectively, of the proper length to pass between the saidmembers 17 and 18 of the material supporting table'10. The material islaid u on the cross supports on the table 10, whic cross supports may bea series of rollers 47 journaled on said table in bearings 48 in theside members 17 and 18 provided for that purpose, a plurality of sets ofsaid bearings adapted to receive a plurality of rollers being shown. Thefirst roller 47 will preferably be permanently secured in said bearingsby means of straps 50 overlying the t-runnions of said roller 47 theother rollers being held freely in theopen bearings 48 so as to becapable of removal therefrom. In place of using a series of rollers, asabove indicated, it will frequently be desirable to use only the frontroller 47and a cross iece 51 of square timber or other material pliicedacross the rearward ends of the members 17 and 18 entirely unconnectedtherewith. When the load has been placed upon the material-supportingtable 10, as above indicated, 'the truck 20 will be placed in ositionwith the bars 45,-46 thereon exten in between the members '17, 18. Ifthe orm shown in Fig. l'is used, upon operating the lever 27 afterremoval ofthe pin 33, if such pin is used, the supporting members 11, 12will be jack-knifed rearwardly, as shown in Figs. 3 and4, the frame willoscillate'about the pivots 44 dropping the rear end of the load upon thecrossbar 45. By means of a drawbar 52 traction is applied to the truck20. The load of material readily runs alon the roller 47 passing off ofthe same an dropping upon the crossbar 46. At the same timethe crossbar51 will have come in contact with the crossbar 45 and be carried with itofl of the frame 10, as indicated in Fig. 4. Incase a series of rollers47 are used, as

'shown in Fig. 5, it will not be necessary to plied to advantage inlumber manufacturlng plants without changing the system or apparatus nowin use for transportin lum-- ber or other material from the place 0 manufacture to the yard or other point of storage.

I claim: 4'.-

1. In combination with a truck for trans porting material, oscillatingmeans positioned above the top plane of the truck for receivingmaterial, means to oscillate said receiving means so as to cause one endof the material to rest upon the truck, and a rotatable member on thereceivin means holdin the other end of the material and adapte torelease the material andv permit the same to be transferred to the truckwhen said truck is withdrawn from beneath said 'receivingmeans.

2. In combination with a truck for transportingmaterial, standards, amaterial-su portingframe sustained by said stander s above the top planeof the truck, a roller upon the frame above the forward standards and across piece loose on the frame above the rear standards upon which thematerial the'material into contact with the truck,

said roller operating to permit the material to be released from theframe. and transferred to the truck when the said truck is withdrawnfrom beneath said frame.

3. In combination with a truck for trans porting material, a base framehaving standards thereon, a material-supporting table carried by saidstandards above the top plane of the truck, said table comprising side-members secured together at one end only and crossbars loosely mountedon said side members upon which the material is dinectly placed, andmeans for lowering said table to bring the material thereon into contactwith the truck.

I 4. In combination with a truck for trans-' spaced apart-so as to comeoutside the truck on both sides thereof, and means for lowering saidtable to bring the material thereon into contact with the truck.-

5. In combination with a truck for transporting material, a lower framecomprising longitudinal base members spacedapart to receive the truckbetween them, a pair of front standards ri 'dly secured to said basemembers, a pair 0 rear standards pivotally secured to said base membersand each comprising a jointed member, a material-receivT ing framepivoted to said front standards at one end and pivoted to said rearstandards at the other end of said frame, a rod journaled in said basemembers having arms, one or both of which may include a hand lever, andlinks pivotally co necting said arms with said jointed. :i3a1id;.... :dswhereby said joints may simultaneously be broken to lower the rear endof said frame and bring the material thereon into transferringengagement with the truck.

transfer said load from said rollers to said.

Crossbars, said crossbars operating to remove the rollers from saidtable when the truck is withdrawn.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- FRANK E. GUNTHER. l-Vitnesses: I

F. A. VVHITELEY, H. A. BDWMAN.

